The date of Paul's birth was not known, but can be closely estimated to be about one to four BC. This can be calculated from the phrase “at a young man's feet” (Acts 7:58) referring to Paul at the stoning of Stephen and the phrase “such a one as Pa...

Noah was tenth in the line of descent from Adam through the line of Seth. Nothing is mentioned of his early life, but scripture clearly indicates that his father, Lamech, was a godly man. It would then naturally follow that Lamech taught Noah to look...

It is widely believed that John is the author of the book of John, the three epistles of John and the book of Revelation. John is well known as the younger of two disciples named John, but when John wrote the book of John he was probably well over 70...

Moses was born about 1350 BC to Amram and Jochebed who were both of the tribe of Levi. His birthplace was Egypt in a time when Pharoah had ordered that every Hebrew son born should be cast into the Nile River. His mother hid him three months, and whe...

Joseph was born in Haran of Northern Mesopotamia to Rachel the wife of Jacob. When he was five or six years of age his family moved to Palestine where he spent most of his youth.The fact that Jacob loved Joseph more than any of his children is eviden...

Foolish men posing as honest critics have been attacking God's word in an effort to discredit its authority and genuineness. Their research not only fails to prove it wrong, but rather gives strength to its position as the Word of God. One of the mai...

Little is known of Abraham's early life except that he lived in Ur of the Chaldees with his Father, Terah and his brothers Nahor and Haran. Abraham and Haran took wives, and Haran's wife bore Lot, Abraham's nephew. Abraham moved with his father and b...

Jacob's birth was delayed 20 years because Rebekah was barren. Before he came into the world he struggled with his twin brother, Esau, in the womb. God spoke to Rebekah and foretold that two nations were in her womb, and that the elder would be serva...

Isaac was born to Abraham and Sarah in Gerar when Abraham was 100 years of age and Sarah was 90. Isaac is God's promised heir to Abraham. When the Lord visited Abraham and Sarah and foretold the birth Sarah laughed because she couldn't believe she wa...

One of the most inspiring and authoritative examples of leadership and management in all of scripture is Nehemiah. It would be well for us to consider the reasons for the success of this eminent man of God and draw comparisons and give applications f...